![]() ![]() In others, its subtle and effective use might be a mark of the truly civilized person who wants to avert war and avoid innocent bloodshed. In some lands, the use of poison is an instant blight on one’s honor. ![]() Honor may be purely a warrior’s code or a more primitive, largely unspoken understanding between combatants. In another land, honor is a game only for nobility, a scoring method in their battles over status. In some, anyone from the lowliest peasant to the emperor can pursue honor, and a life lived in accordance with honor is the highest achievement. Who has honor varies from culture to culture. Honor influences reputation, status, and legend, but transcends them all. If you lack honor, others view you as faithless, untrustworthy, disloyal, and unfair. Whether in a samurai culture, the frozen viking wastes of the northlands, or the dizzying court intrigues of a byzantine kingdom, honor provides an anchor and stable foundations for your life’s work. It is a measure of one’s place within a society, a status known to all and sought by many. ![]() It is the abode of the eternal, which none can take but which can be destroyed through a single rash act. Beyond life and death, beyond good and evil, there is honor.
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